Herman sacks



H. ACKS.

BLOOMERS. APPLICATION man JAN. 3, 1922.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922 wmlmw l m" J2 T mii sali v ris;,nier/ieri snorrs, .or orrrclieo, ILLINOIS.

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To all whom t may concern: n y

Be it known that l, Hum/AN Semis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and .btate of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements Bloomers,of which the following is aspecification.`

My inventiongrelates yto bloomers and particularly of the type ladies wear in gymnasium and athletic uses having a waistband composed of elastic and inelastic portions and has for its principal object the provision of a garment which is properly balanced, that is with sufficient material at the front and rear of the garmentr toriit snugly and properly upon the wearer, and with the material making up the garment distributed in such manner that all bulkiness is overconieand held in permanent position at the front of the garment by plaiting, shining',

or gathering. c y

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a bloonier properly made troni a hygienic standpoint in that it is supported from the hips of the wearer with a minimum amount of pressure at the front oit the parment with a smooth waistband across the abdomen of the wearer ini stead of the usual. elastic waistband extend# ing); entirely around the body oit the wearer as has been common heretoiore. y

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a vgarment whichL will remain in proper position about the body of the wearer during gymnasium rk, athletic contests and the like without twisting or turning sidewise about the body of the wearer and thus interfering with `the freedom of movement oit the wearer.

Another and `further object vof myv inven-A tionis the provision of a garment which ris adapted to iit properly within a certain `range of sizes and thus a necessity for the bloomers and there are no heavy folds in v the `blooiners and the outer garment is allowed toiit smoothly over the bloomer. i

These and other objects or my invention will be more fully andbetter understood by l y. l n y Speciicatioiioi" Letters Iatent. giigfg Aug 1g22 Application filed faiiuary;3,l922. Serial Non. 526,515.

reference-to accompanying set` of drawino which is a iront elevational View of my ini proved blooiner. Y

Referring now speciiically to the drawing and. in which like reference characters'reier to like parts throughout, a garment is rshown comprising' leg` portions 10 and l1 provided with shirred portions 12 at the bottoms thereof within which elastic is inserted, and a trunk kportion v13 having` secured thereto at its upper edge a waist band composed of an elastic portion 1li and an inelastic portion 15, the said elastic portion being secured to the ends of the inelastic member 15 by 'stitching or by any approved manner. The

elastic portion 14E is formed by gathering or shirring the garment at its upper edgev within, which an elastic member is placed which is secured to the ends of the inelastic portion l5. n, f f

A central lap seam 16 is provided by means of which the body vportion of the garment is secured together the said seam eX- tending around the crotch `oi: the garment yand up to the waistband vat the rear. EX-

tending vertically near the front side-portions of the garment and at each side therefrom' is a pair of short plaits 18 and 19 which are sewed down tightly at their upper ends to the inelastic portion 15 of the waist band but are not sewed for any other portion of their length so as to allow expansion of the body of the l`garment to accommodate itselfto the body of the wearer. Extending down the front of the garment is a couple o t ywide plaits 20 and 21 also sewed down tightly at their upper ends to the inelastic waist band 15, but free for the balance of their length below the waist band, A pair of plaits 22 and 23 are' also provided which are positioned the intermediate plaits 2O and 21, and the side plaits 18 and 19, ythese plaits also being sewed down tightly at'their upper ends to theinelastic portion of the waistband l5.

it will. thus be noted that the vpla-its at the front ott the garment are all secured at their upper ends to the' inelastic portion 15 of ,the waistband so that all expansion ot the ,garment in' the vbody portion is provided for in the plaits below the waist line, although the garment may be shirred or gathered at the front instead or plaited and the saine result accomplished, although l prefer to employ plaits because the garment remains more smooth than if gathered or shirred.

The garment is held in proper position about the Waist of the Wearerby the elastic portion lt of the Waist band Without anyv appreciable pressure upon the wearer by the inelastic portion of the waistband. Furthermore, by providing a waistband Whose rear portion is elastic and providing' plaits at the front of the garment, I ani able to provide a garment which can be used 'tor a larger variety of figures thanv the usual blooiner and which will also lit snugly about a smaller ligure, the range of sizes being` very much greater than what has been possible heretofore and l am able to accomplish the desired objects of my invention as set forth above.

While l have described more or less precisely the details or construction, l do not wish to be understood as limiting mysell thereto, as l contemplate changes in -form and proportion of parts and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

l claim:

As a new article of manufacture bloomers comprising` leg portions, and aj, trunk portion havinv vertically extendino' plats at the front t ereo and Waist band composed ol an inelastic portion at the front and an elastic portion at the rear of the garment, the said plaits being permanently and inexpensively secured to the-inelastic portions of the Waist band at their upper ends, and having their lappedportions free and eX- pansible below the Waist band.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 21st day of December, 1921.

HERMAN SACKS. 

